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January 03, 2008

Pioneers of Television on WTCI

Nearly 100 stars from television’s formative years bring their stories to PBS in a revealing four-part documentary series, PIONEERS OF TELEVISION, airing Wednesdays, January 2-23, 2008, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT on WTCI. Each of the new one-hour episodes focuses on a different genre: sitcoms, late night, variety and game shows. Melding compelling new HD interviews with irresistible archival clips, PIONEERS OF TELEVISION offers a fresh take on television’s first celebrities, including Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Andy Griffith, Betty White, Regis Philbin, Phyllis Diller, Dick Cavett, Tony Orlando, Marlo Thomas, Jonathan Winters, Ed McMahon, Bob Barker, Tommy Smothers and the late Merv Griffin, among others.

See more info at wtcitv.org/programs/pioneersoftelevision

| By wtci | 02:02 AM

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